southern, iran, consists, southern, mountain, ranges, zagros, central, iranian, range, khuzestan, plain, northern, coasts, persian, gulf, strait, hormuz, provinces, confused, with, administrative, regions, iran, contents, definition, geography, demographics, c. Southern Iran consists of the southern mountain ranges of Zagros and Central Iranian Range Khuzestan Plain and the northern coasts of Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz The provinces of Southern IranNot to be confused with administrative Regions of Iran Contents 1 Definition and geography 2 Demographics 3 Climate 4 See also 5 ReferencesDefinition and geography editIt includes the provinces of Fars Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Hormozgan and Bushehr Sometimes Khuzestan and Kerman are also included in this region The major cities in the region are Shiraz Bandarabbas Bushehr Marvdasht Jahrom Yasuj Fasa and Borazjan 1 Demographics editSouthern Iran is ethnically diverse including Persians Lurs Bakhtiaris Qashqais Achomians Basseries Baloch Arabs Armenians Afro Iranians and Jews Southern Iran is the homeland of the Persian people Most people in southern Iran are ethnically Persian including Persian subgroups like Lurs and Bakhtiaris Most people in Southern Iran are part of the Iranian ethno linguistic group and speak an Iranian language 2 Climate editHot desert climate in the plains and the coast of the Persian Gulf Cold semi arid climate in the mountain ranges 3 See also editNorthern Iran Northwestern Iran Western Iran Eastern Iran Central IranReferences edit Statistical Center of Iran gt Home Iranic Language distribution Climate data of Iran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Iran amp oldid 1169866111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
